A Scottish variant spelling of 'ghast,' an archaic or dialectal term related to ghost or a terrifying apparition.
Scottish dialectal variation of 'ghast,' from Old English 'gǽstan' (to terrify). Related to 'ghost,' this word shows regional spelling variations in Scottish English. The g-h digraph is typical of Scots.
Scottish spelling like 'ghaist' shows how regions kept older pronunciations alive—while standard English simplified to 'ghost,' Scotland held onto sounds and spellings that vanished elsewhere centuries ago!
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